Shakespeare: the Comedies: A Collection of Critical EssaysKenneth Muir Prentice-Hall, 1965 - 183 Seiten From the Back Cover: Despite differences between Shakespeare's time and ours in language, in taste, in mores, his comedies still produce that sure sign of success-uninhibited laughter. But, as the critics in this volume ably contend, the world of Shakespearean comedy is made of more than make-believe, quick action, and brilliant repartee. Shakespeare's genius was to probe, delicately but deeply, subtle and enduring characteristics of humanity. Each play is set in a land of its own, yet through these lands move characters recognizable in our own world. The reality of these characters is only enhanced by ethereal creatures of the imagination like Puck and Ariel, who weave about them poetic merriment unsurpassed in comic literature. Among the essays in this volume are: As You Like It / Helen Gardener -- Winter's Tale / Derek Traversi -- Helena / G. Wilson Knight -- Shakespeare's Method: The Merchant of Venice / J. Middleton Murry. |
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... honor too unchary out . " But in Riche the lady said that she had " charity preserved " her " honor . " The phrasing is reminiscent ; but Riche's lady boasts of her honor after she has sacrificed her chastity , while Shakespeare's ...
... honor too unchary out . " But in Riche the lady said that she had " charity preserved " her " honor . " The phrasing is reminiscent ; but Riche's lady boasts of her honor after she has sacrificed her chastity , while Shakespeare's ...
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... honor supposed a gentleman to be absolutely incapable of a lie . In law his word without an oath was in some places held to be sufficient.11 To give the lie was the deadliest of all insults and could not be wiped out except in blood . Honor ...
... honor supposed a gentleman to be absolutely incapable of a lie . In law his word without an oath was in some places held to be sufficient.11 To give the lie was the deadliest of all insults and could not be wiped out except in blood . Honor ...
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... honor . However much Bertram wronged his King , his mother , and his wife , he wronged himself much more ( v . iii . 12-19 ) . Lafeu champions Helena's memory rather in the way in which Paulina champions Hermione's , and the rapidity ...
... honor . However much Bertram wronged his King , his mother , and his wife , he wronged himself much more ( v . iii . 12-19 ) . Lafeu champions Helena's memory rather in the way in which Paulina champions Hermione's , and the rapidity ...
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INTRODUCTIONKenneth Muir | 1 |
THEMES AND STRUCTURE IN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | 11 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAMErnest Schanzer | 26 |
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